Joshua–Dubois Heavyweight Title Fight at Wembley
Anthony Joshua challenged Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium on September 21, 2024. Dubois was elevated to full champion after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the belt, making this a title defense rather than a fight for a vacant championship.
The road to Wembley
Joshua entered after four consecutive wins, including a second-round knockout of Francis Ngannou. Dubois had lost to Usyk in 2023, then rebuilt momentum with wins over Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgović before being named IBF champion.
Fight result
Dubois knocked Joshua out in the fifth round and retained the IBF heavyweight title. Joshua was dropped multiple times before the referee stopped the contest. The WBC’s report confirms the round-five finish; BBC Sport covered the result and Wembley crowd.
Aftermath
The result established Dubois as the winner of their first meeting and left Joshua to consider his next step. A rematch or future title path was not automatic; those depended on subsequent decisions by the boxers and promoters.
Dubois’s title status is an important part of the result: the IBF belt had become his after Usyk vacated it, and he entered Wembley as champion. The fifth-round knockout was his first win over Joshua and a successful defense. What either fighter did next remained a separate question from the result in the ring.
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